Name: Giddings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,235 compared to 1,808 at the last sale on 12/16/2024. The market was very active across the board. Feeder steers under 400 pounds were up 20.00 while the steers over 400 pounds were 10.00 - 12.00 stronger. The feeder heifers under 400 pounds were up 12.00 while the heifers weighing over 400 pounds were 8.00 - 10.00 higher. The slaughter cattle market was fully steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $295.11/cwt on 123 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −144.58 against this barn's trailing median of $439.70.

Average price

$295.11

123 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$29.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs TX average

−46.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	307.15	1,669	73
Medium and Large 2	538	277.54	1,494	50

One grade step is worth $29.60/cwt here — about $176 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $462.61, low $362.40, median $439.70 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale123 hd

295.11

—

TX average1 barns · 123 hd

295.11

+0.00

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−46.97

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.70

−144.58

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,604	141.41	2,268	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,366	121.42	1,659	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,093	110.38	1,206	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	909	84.08	764	25

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,203	$2,352	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,124	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$2,029	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$1,789	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,599	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$1,523	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	880	$1,425	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	753	$1,387	4thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	915	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	998	$1,600	2thin

Every lot, as filed

97 lots · USDA AMS · Giddings Livestock Auction - Giddings, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	238.34/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	325.56/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,231	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	307.22/cwt	280.00–330.00	848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	250.49/cwt	247.00–253.00	1,581	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,788.96/head	1,275.00–2,400.00	1,789	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	224.97/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	262.67/cwt	240.00–272.00	1,505	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,025	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,140	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,744	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	1,386.79/head	1,200.00–1,750.00	1,387	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	217.50/cwt	217.00–218.00	1,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	660	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	260.93/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,727	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,599.31/head	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,599	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	1,671.41/head	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,671	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	930.00/head	930.00–930.00	930	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	409.59/cwt	375.00–445.00	1,143	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	356.45/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,169	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	285.16/cwt	272.00–297.00	1,203	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	244.59/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,411	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	315.51/cwt	270.00–332.00	1,331	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	224.01/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	282.77/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,487	37
Heifers	Small 2	850–900	855	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	410	254.70/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,044	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	267.01/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,268	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	277.24/cwt	250.00–305.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	302.48/cwt	285.00–325.00	992	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	310.40/cwt	277.00–320.00	1,490	30
Steers	Small 2	350–400	375	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Small 2	350–400	374	280.28/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,048	6
Heifers	Small 2	450–500	495	237.50/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,176	2
Heifers	Small 2	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Small 2	550–600	565	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Small 2	500–550	537	215.00/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,155	3
Bulls	Small 2	900–950	915	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,556	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	119.46/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,300	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	124.73/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,714	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	80.62/cwt	77.00–85.00	845	3
Bulls	—	—	1,538	126.51/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,946	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,988	1
Bulls	—	—	1,628	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,361	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	99.99/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,109	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	108.69/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,229	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,195	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	963	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	834	79.36/cwt	67.00–88.00	662	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	942	91.23/cwt	90.00–95.00	859	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,334	126.13/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,683	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	960	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	960	1
Bulls	—	—	1,792	152.67/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,736	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,255	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	933	111.31/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,039	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	115.06/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,567	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	259.24/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,358	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	325.72/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,072	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	299.31/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,125	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	235.64/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,482	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	397.88/cwt	360.00–430.00	1,305	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	419.09/cwt	400.00–440.00	935	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	403.36/cwt	370.00–435.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	346.97/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,270	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	253.54/cwt	241.00–268.00	1,564	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	331.72/cwt	322.00–350.00	1,556	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	293.54/cwt	275.00–323.00	1,667	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	321.92/cwt	302.00–345.00	1,664	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	278.08/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,721	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	246.90/cwt	238.00–260.00	1,780	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	236.88/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,826	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	309.95/cwt	288.00–327.00	1,454	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	211.99/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	225.02/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	363.20/cwt	352.00–405.00	1,351	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	179	466.07/cwt	425.00–535.00	834	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	222.60/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	230.78/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	267.80/cwt	257.00–310.00	1,532	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	318.68/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,338	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	366.12/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,018	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,123.90/head	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,124	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	2,029.41/head	1,600.00–2,450.00	2,029	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	236.54/cwt	233.00–245.00	1,590	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	345.13/cwt	333.00–375.00	1,460	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	360.23/cwt	345.00–375.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	274.51/cwt	267.00–310.00	1,441	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	2,352.29/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,352	3

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Texas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,006Last week 1,300Year ago 1,161

Slaughter CattleReceipts 184Last week 180Year ago 273

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 300Year ago 77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	250.00–305.00	277.24
7	300–350	329	300.00–355.00	325.72
15	350–400	378	300.00–350.00	325.56
24	400–450	422	270.00–332.00	315.51
30	450–500	480	277.00–320.00	310.40
37	500–550	526	265.00–300.00	282.77
13	550–600	573	240.00–272.00	262.67
4	600–650	631	247.00–253.00	250.49
3	650–700	678	235.00–240.00	238.34
2	700–750	718	223.00–225.00	224.01
1	850–900	855	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	150–200	179	425.00–535.00	466.07
7	200–250	223	400.00–440.00	419.09
12	250–300	279	375.00–445.00	409.59
18	300–350	328	360.00–430.00	397.88
11	350–400	372	352.00–405.00	363.20
23	400–450	423	333.00–375.00	345.13
31	450–500	469	322.00–350.00	331.72
35	500–550	517	302.00–345.00	321.92
38	550–600	568	275.00–323.00	293.54
28	600–650	619	255.00–295.00	278.08
16	650–700	662	245.00–285.00	260.93
10	700–750	721	238.00–260.00	246.90
8	750–800	771	230.00–240.00	236.88
3	800–850	823	220.00–230.00	225.02
1	850–900	890	225.00	225.00
1	950–1000	960	208.00	208.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	300.00	300.00
6	250–300	276	280.00–330.00	307.22
5	300–350	328	285.00–325.00	302.48
15	350–400	376	290.00–310.00	299.31
21	400–450	422	272.00–297.00	285.16
28	450–500	475	250.00–285.00	267.01
29	500–550	524	240.00–265.00	259.24
24	550–600	577	225.00–255.00	244.59
9	600–650	629	225.00–240.00	235.64
4	650–700	688	220.00–230.00	224.97
2	700–750	745	217.00–218.00	217.50
1	750–800	775	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	190	370.00–435.00	403.36
3	200–250	218	345.00–375.00	360.23
5	250–300	278	350.00–390.00	366.12
5	300–350	328	330.00–385.00	356.45
11	350–400	366	320.00–370.00	346.97
45	400–450	420	300.00–360.00	318.68
25	450–500	469	288.00–327.00	309.95
36	500–550	525	267.00–310.00	274.51
28	550–600	572	257.00–310.00	267.80
15	600–650	617	241.00–268.00	253.54
14	650–700	672	233.00–245.00	236.54
5	700–750	722	227.00–240.00	230.78
5	750–800	783	215.00–228.00	222.60
2	800–850	813	210.00–214.00	211.99
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	374	275.00–285.00	280.28
4	400–450	410	245.00–262.00	254.70
2	450–500	495	230.00–245.00	237.50
3	500–550	537	200.00–235.00	215.00
1	550–600	565	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	855	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,025	158.00	158.00
1	1100–1150	1,140	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	915	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,105	1,275.00–2,400.00	1,788.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,599.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,106	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,671.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,135	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,123.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,177	1,600.00–2,450.00	2,029.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,203	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,352.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	930.00	930.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	753	1,200.00–1,750.00	1,386.79
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	915	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,088	115.00–127.00	119.46
10	—	1,109	94.00–104.00	99.99
10	—	1,131	105.00–113.00	108.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,374	120.00–137.00	124.73
1	—	1,195	105.00	105.00
13	—	1,362	110.00–119.00	115.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,048	77.00–85.00	80.62
1	—	1,160	103.00	103.00
1	—	1,070	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	834	67.00–88.00	79.36
5	—	942	90.00–95.00	91.23
1	—	960	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	933	110.00–112.00	111.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,538	120.00–135.00	126.51
2	—	1,628	145.00	145.00
8	—	1,792	150.00–160.00	152.67
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	150.00	150.00
4	—	1,334	120.00–134.00	126.13

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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